Stuff – Police, Oranga Tamariki and Ministry of Education investigating Gloriavale School
By Joanne Naish – Stuff – 11/08/2021 The school at the West Coast’s Gloriavale Christian Community is at the centre of an investigation into child safety. Police, Oranga Tamariki and the Ministry of Education are investigating allegations students have been mistreated. It is understood some staff have been stood down at the school, which has […]
NZ Herald – Gloriavale School focus of police investigation into Christian community
By Devon Bolger – NZ Herald 11/08/2021 A police inquiry into physical and sexual abuse at Gloriavale is now focusing on the on-site school. The Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki have confirmed an investigation is under way. A spokesperson for the ministry said they are in contact with the school. Reads more here: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gloriavale-school-focus-of-police-investigation-into-christian-community/2S33DKRB77H6CAFLV6KP4XOMIQ/ […]
TVNZ 1 News – Gloriavale not safe for children, Leavers’ Trust says
1 News – 11/08/2021 [Video can be viewed in article link – Breakfast TVNZ] Gloriavale isn’t a safe place for children, according to a group that supports people who leave the reclusive Christian community. It comes as 1 NEWS revealed this morning Gloriavale Christian School is the focus of a new police inquiry into child […]
TVNZ 1 News – Claims Gloriavale members forced to sign documents waiving legal advice
1 News – Ryan Boswell – 10/08/2021 [Video can be viewed in article link] Former Gloriavale members claim they’ve been forced to sign documents not knowing what they were. Isaac Pilgrim was born at the West Coast commune, and fled to Timaru with his 10 children in 2018. He told 1 NEWS that members were […]
Newshub – Gloriavale leaders allowed abuse to flourish as former resident admits sexual offences against children – Leavers’ Support Trust
Michael Morrah – Newshub – 04/08/2021 [Video can be viewed in article link]. The head of a group helping people who leave Gloriavale says a former resident admitting he sexually offended against children is “incredibly tragic” and believes Gloriavale’s leaders have allowed abuse to flourish. A 55-year-old man, who has name suppression, has pleaded guilty […]
TVNZ 1 News – Former Gloriavale man pleads guilty to sex offending against children
Ryan Boswell – 1 News – 04/08/2021 [Video can be viewed in article link]. A former Gloriavale man has pleaded guilty to 11 charges of sexual offending against children. The man, who has name suppression, appeared via video link from Christchurch at the Greymouth District Court today. He is facing a total of 38 charges […]
TVNZ 1 News – Former Gloriavale members consider court action
Ryan Boswell – 1 News – 26/07/2021 [Video can be viewed in article link] The Council of Trade Unions is questioning why those living at Gloriavale aren’t being given the same employment rights as others. The Labour Inspectorate has found no employment relationship exists within the West Coast commune, after it reviewed documents and carried […]
NZ Herald – Labour Inspectorate rules Gloriavale members cannot be considered employees
Kurt Bayer – NZ Herald – 23/074/2021 The Labour Inspectorate has found that the members of the Gloriavale Christian community on the South Island’s West Coast cannot currently be considered employees under New Zealand legislation. It means that the Inspectorate has no jurisdiction and “will not undertake further investigation or enforcement action at this point”, […]